stownlins [ stoun-linz ]
adverb Scot.
1. secretly; stealthily.
Origin: 1780–90; stown (variant of stoln stolen) + -lins (see -ling, -s
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Word of the Day 04/17/20 Stownlins
stownlins [ stoun-linz ]
adverb Scot.
1. secretly; stealthily.
Origin: 1780–90; stown (variant of stoln stolen) + -lins (see -ling, -s
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